Solar System & Lunar Phases

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1
What is revolution?
Spinning on its axis
Going around another object
Rebelling against a government
Flying through space
2
What is waxing moons?
No light
All lit up
Increasing in light
Decreasing in light
3
How long is one rotation of Earth?
365 days
24 hrs
1 year
12 hrs
4
What are the first four planets called?
Solar Planets
Stars
Rocky Planets
Gaseous Planets
5
Name the following phase:
Waning crescent
Full moon
Waxing cresent
Waning gibbous
6
When its summer in the north, what is it in the south?
fall
winter
spring
summer
7
How many different time zones does the earth have?
24
365
3
5
8
Name the following lunar phase:
Last Quarter
1st Quarter
Full Moon
New moon
9
What is a quarter moon?
No light
Half lit
All lit
Less than half lit
10
Which of the following is NOT needed for life on Earth?
Gaseous Atmosphere
Water
Magnetic Field
A Moon
11
Different amounts of light reflected on the moon is called?
Lunar phases
Rotation and Revolution
Sun phases
Radiant energy
12
What is rotation?
following an orbit
floating in space forever
Going around another object
Spinning on its axis
13
How long is one cycle of the lunar phases?
24 hrs
1 month
1 yr
1 day
14
Moon shines with light because:
Reflects light from the sun
Reflects light from Earth
It is a star
Its brighter than the Sun
15
How many days does it take to reach 1st quarter moon from new moon?
7 days
1 month
1 day
15 days
16
How does the moon look from space?
Full Moon
Waxing Gibbous
Quarter Moon
New Moon
17
Name the following lunar phase:
New moon
Full moon
Last quarter
1st quarter
18
How long is one revolution of Earth around the sun?
6 months
1 year
24 hrs
1 month
19
How is summer created?
Rotation
Revolution
Earth tilted towards the sun
Earth tilted away from sun
20
Name the following phase:
New moon
Waning crescent
Waxing crescent
1 Quarter

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